READINESS PROGRAM SPECIALIST
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TRAINING AND READINESS PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$76,463 - $99,404
per year
Type
Full Time
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves planning, coordinating, and overseeing training programs for Navy personnel at an overseas installation in Korea, focusing on areas like anti-terrorism, emergency management, and readiness exercises to ensure everyone is prepared for potential threats.
A good fit would be someone with experience in military or government training coordination who enjoys assessing programs, fixing gaps, and working in a team to improve safety and efficiency.
It's a mid-level role that requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail in a high-stakes environment.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including planning and coordinating training programs like Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ATFP), Emergency Management (EM), and Emergency Preparedness (EP)
- Ability to establish, assess, and develop policies for integrated training, readiness, and exercise programs for Navy installations
- Experience in developing action plans to address deficiencies and gaps in training programs
- Skills in managing and overseeing individual workforce training, education, and performance metrics
- Proficiency in evaluating training effectiveness, providing feedback, and improving program quality
- Ability to coordinate and organize installation training teams, exercises, and matters including chemical and biological threats
Full Job Description
You will serve as a TRAINING AND READINESS PROGRAM SPECIALIST in the TRAINING, EXERCISE AND READINESS DIVISION (N36) of COMMANDER NAVY REGION KOREA .
The Secretary of Defense has ordered a department-wide hiring freeze subject to certain limited exceptions. This position is subject to the DoD hiring freeze.
Offers of employment related to this vacancy announcement will not be executed until the position has an approved exemption.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Planning, coordinating, providing oversight and continuous assessment of training programs (i.e.
Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection (ATFP), Emergency Management (EM),Emergency Preparedness (EP), Command Control and Communication (C3), and Joint Training Plans) to establish and maintain sound and viable Training and Readiness program for a Navy overseas installation.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social).
Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Major Duties:
- You will establish and/or assess the Region/Installation’s integrated training, readiness and exercise program to establish and determine the execution requirements and when needed develop policies and guidance.
- You will be responsible for developing and promulgating action plans to correct deficiencies and gaps discovered during assessments in support of HHQs requirements and policies.
- You will manage and oversee individual workforce training and education for employees and monitor standard metrics to evaluate the performance of individual training across the Region.
- You will assist in developing strategy and plan to provide continuous evaluation of Installation training and processes, assist in assessing training effectiveness and provide effective feedback to improve training quality and efficiency.
- You will serve as the Installations Training Team (ITT) Coordinator, responsible for coordination and organization of, the preparation for, and conduct of, installation training.
- You will manage training and exercise matters to include chemical and biological.
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